Busuu B1-2

Question 1

幸

Answer 1

happy; happiness
しあわ-せ

combination of 土 and ￥. Having lots of yen on Saturdays makes us happy!

Question 2

悲

Answer 2

sad
かな-しい

the bottom is the radical for heart – emotions. The top looks like someone crying

The radical of 悲 is ⼼ (heart), which is used for thoughts and emotions

Question 3

恥

Answer 3

embarrassed
は-ずかしい

combination of 耳 and 心. Our “ears” turn red when our “heart” is embarras

Question 4

怒

Answer 4

to get angry
おこ-る (U-verb)

Question 5

泣

Answer 5

to cry
な-く

water-stand up

Question 6

share our impressions of something

Answer 6

we add そうです to adjectives.
For i-adjective is used, we drop the い
for na-adjectives, we drop the だ.
Casual: just add そう

Question 7

He looks glad.
(It’s my impression)

Answer 7

うれしそうです。
to report something you’ve heard use そうです. but you keep the い with i-adj

Question 8

To report something you’ve heard

Answer 8

Use そうですafter the adjective. and you keep the い with i-adjective and you keep the だ with na-adjectives.
Casual: just add そう

to share impressions about something. we add そうです to adjectives, but you

Question 9

to have a pounding heart

Answer 9

どきどきする

Question 10

to be irritated

Answer 10

いらいらする

Question 11

to smile

Answer 11

にこにこする

Question 12

fluent

Answer 12

ぺらぺら

Question 13

perfect

Answer 13

ばっちり
small-tsu

Question 14

more and more

Answer 14

どんどん

Question 15

I like books

Answer 15

本が好きです。
Use が with preferences

Question 16

I am good at tennis.

Answer 16

テニスが上手です。
use が with abilities

Question 17

日本語ができます

Answer 17

I can speak Japanese.
(I can do Japanese.)
use が with abilities

Question 18

ひらがなは好きです。でも、漢字はにが手です。

Answer 18

I like hiragana. But I’m not good at kanji.
When we compare things, we use は.

Question 19

not good at …
awkward

Answer 19

下手
へた

Question 20

good at, skillful

Answer 20

上手
じょうず

Question 21

good at (something, referring to yourself)

Answer 21

とくい / 得意 (na-adjective)

Question 22

は or が, depending on where the main point of the sentence is,

Answer 22

Use は if the main message comes after the は.
Use が if the main message comes before the が..